Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2113, 10 April 1920, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several cases of whooping• cough are reported locally.

Thirteen thousand eases of Kelson apples are being shipped to London by the Port Napier.

Messrs Garrity Bros., of Greytown, obtained SO bushels to the acre from their wheat crop.

A Levin grower had an - area of 18 acres in potatoes this year. The yield averaged up to ten tons per acre, and Idled 15 railway trucks.

The first of this year’s series of socials and dances under Hie auspices of St. Mary’s Church will be held in the Coronation Hall on Tuesday next. The prices of admission are the same as last year. Dancing commences at 8 p.m. Payments made by Imperial Supplies Department to March 31st total £133,091,240, of which £44,344,503 is on account of frozen meat, £55,481,275 on account of wool, £19,10(3,866 for cheese, £8,143,100 butter £2,573,155 sheepskins, and £735,663 hides.

Recently two persons of alleged “water divining.proclivities” visited Hastings, and publicly announced their willingness to locate water, states the Hawke’s Bay Tribune. In answer to their advertisement, several local residents, who no doubt had their mind's eye centred on the prospect of a drought, at once availed themselves of the offer and paid a fee of £3. Up to the present, however, there has been no appearance of the “water diviners,” and their victims, it is reported, are now endeavouring to divine their whereabouts, ■

The weight of the concrete foundation for the local fallen soldiers' memorial is 30 tons. -

Mr M. Perreau is clearing’ the site preparatory to the immediate erection of hia business premises in Alain Street.

This is a true bill. A little fellow called at a butcher’s shop, asked for ‘"a pound of tough steak.” “What do you want ‘lough’ steak for?” queried the butcher. “Because if it isn’t tough, father oats the lot!” answered the boy.

When releasing the Grand Jury at the Master!on Supreme Court this week, the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), said You will no doubt bo very pleased to bo relieved of this work. Especially in these days, when’the thought of work is a very great evil to everybody.”

Two youthful visitors from the Feilding district had a. nasty mishap near Levin a couple of days ago, says (lie Chronicle. Whilst motor cyclfng, the steering gear of the machine went wrong, and they wore thrown heavily to the road, sustaining severe facial injuries. They had to receive medical,aid in Levin, and the north-bound Auckland express was stopped there and (he injured youths were put aboard and returned to their homes.

Ur. Ball, of Oakland, California, who is conducting a criminology course at California University, says tliore are 25 distinct classes of human “nuts.'' lie classifies them as follows : —“Queer persons, eccentrics, disturbers, puerulons persons, unreliable, and unstable fellows, misfits, irritabtes', sullen, socially disgruntled, unsociable, conscientious, litigious, hcar-a-grudge, peculiar, gossipy, roving, restless, malicious, lying, swindling, false accuser, morbid impulse.

“Wanted to rent or purchase, a small island in any part of the world,” was an advertisement which appeared recently in a Liverpool paper. The advertiser, Mr E. D. Kelly, was not thinking exclusively of the housing problem when he ad - •vcriised. He amt his wife, both young, decided that (he best way of escape from town life was to live upon an island of their own, preferably in Iho Paeilie, or in an equally pleasant climate. Mr Kelly has been seafaring for seven years, and now iimls it impossible to settle down in Liverpool.

A man who pleaded justllicalion for drinking beer every day while the father of a family of live and earning a restricted wage, removed a rebuke from Mr S. E. iVl’Carlhy, S.M., in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court. “Every day,” said the Magistrate, “your children have to go without something so that you can pour that liquor down your throat, and when you do it it does you no good.” Defendant: It is only a light shandy, your Worship. It would cost: mo niuepence to get something in a tea shop. The Magistrate: You have no need to go to a tea-shop. Go home.

Palmerston is to lie congratulated upon the success which has attended the agitation for a new school in Campbell Street, at a mist of £31.,250, this in addition to an infant department now under const ruction to cost over £IO,OOO. white (he special heating of the infant and mam schools will involve an additional liability of over £2,ooo—a total expenditure sanctioned by the Department of over £43,000. This huge’ and necessary expenditure would never have been made but for the enthusiasm of those locally responsible, and the backing of the public and the carrying of the demands straight, to the Minister.

The ollieial organ of the New Zealand Educational Institute is demanding a Dominion’system for the appointment of teachers, and there is much to be said in favour of the granting of this demand. Those who have an inside knowledge of the manner in which appointments are made cannot honestly defend the existing system. It is, as the ollleiai organ of the Institute says, “a sop to politician,-, and affords scope for the intrusion of sectional interests.’’ It may not be generally known, but it is nevertheless a fact, that appointments are not always made on merit, but upon religious, ■political, and similar grounds. The present system lends itself to the very worst, forms of patronage, and cannot fail to impair the efficiency of the service by creating dissatisfaction and discontent.*

The Inspector of Public Health reported to the Distinct Hospital Board on Thursday that during the month of March infect ions cases were notified ami dealt with as follows; —Palmerston North, scarlet fever 2, diphtheria (i, enteric 1, influenza 10, erysipelas 1; Feilding, influenza 2; Levin, diphtheria 2, enteric 1, lethargic encephalitis 1; Otaki, diphtheria I, influenza 8; Rongotea Town Board district, diphtheria 1, influenza 1; Kiwitea, influenza I; Horowhenua, scarlet faver 2, influenza 4; Manawatu, diphtheria 1, influenza 6; Kairanga, enteric 4, influenza 1: Oroua, tuberculosis 3, influenza 9; the total of ail districts being 80. The inspector added that among the influenza cases there were three of pneumonia included. All the influenza cases were of a mild type, and at the close of the month the number of eases waned considerably. The total number of inspections made was 177, and the customary disinfections were carried out when the patients were convalescent, . The places- not enumerated in the report were entirely, free of disease. Tor Children's Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure„l/9, 2/9.

“Australia is just now the hotbed of Sinn Feinism and extreme Lab,curlsm,” stated a Masrertonian who recently returned from the oilier, side.

Mr O’Brien, health officer, visited Foxton yesterday in connection with a case of diphtheria. In conversation with us, Mr O’Brien says that Foxton and Shannon have been free from infectious diseases for some time, ami the inhabitants appear to be immune from influenza.

An idea of American origin will he carried out in the Army Hall tomorrow. Brigadier Iloaro is coming from Wellington to conduct a “Mothers' Day.’’ The hall will be decorated with white flowers, and the children will sing special songs. A narrow escape occurred on the local railway line the other day (the Patea-Pfess reports), when a man named Enson, who was riding on a jigger, was run into by a train. Fortunately he escaped without serious injury, but (he jigger was smashed to matchwood. This is the second accident of a like nature that has occurred within a fortnight.

A. Government architect from Wellington told a Waikato Times reporter that' there- is more concrete building'going on in Hamilton at the present time than in any other town he' has visited. He also mentioned that there appears to he more bricklayers in Hamilton than most other places! With so much pumice country around, Hamilton, lie thought, was in a very happy position for building in concrete.

An umisiiiil sod ion at (ho market at Adding!on saleyards last week consisted of a consignment of Angora goats from Port Levy. They

wore forty in number, and sold at from 2s (id to (is oaeh, Some id’ Iho animals 'had hoauliful lloocos, and so lively did one or two of them prove in the lions Unit hurdles had to ho placed across the top of the rails to 'prevent them .jumping out of hounds.

At Wanganui this week three waterside workers were charged with the theft: of seven cases of benzine from a railway (.ruck. One of their number, Charles Slewarl Boyle, is the owner of a motor car, and was She instigator of (lie theft. He was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment. Fred. Nelson was fined £5, and dames Boss £5. Ross expressed some doubt as to bis ability to find the money, so Boyle pulled out a handful of notes and paid (lie fine.

Only two candidates have been nominated for the Bruce soak, Mr dames Begg (Reform) and Mr John Edie (Liberal). It is satisfactory that (here are only two candidates, so there can be no minority candidate elected. At the general election Mr Edie polled only 12(5 voles less than Sir James Allen, so his chances of election look' good. Still,

as thousands of electors have no political convictions, bul always vote on the side that is “in,” it is not safe (o make any predictions, Mrs Gil!, Messrs J. A. Xash, M.P., Dv. Whitaker, and .1. !C. Ilornblow, representing the District Hospital Board, met and conferred with the Minister for i'uldic Health,, Hon. J. A. Barr, at Palmerston this morning in connection with the establishment of a St. Helen's Hospital lor lids district at Palmerston. The Minister visited certain properties, and went fully into the matter. Dr. Va lint me, (he Inspector General, will visit Palmerston, anil after presenting his report, the Minister will give his delusion. The Minister is anxious to train nurses for service in scattered districts.

Sir Janies Wilson was re-elected chairman of the Palmerston ISiorth District Hospital Board for the ensuing two years at the meeting of the Board held on Thursday. The motion was moved by Mr J, A. Xash, M.P., who referred to the approaching completion of the Board's building programme, saying that-it was desirable that Sir James Wilson’be re-elected. Mr M. A. Moody seconded the motion, which was carried with applause. In returning thanks, Sir Janies Wilson said that when the additions to the’hospital

were completed shortly they would have one of the lies! hospitals in Xew Zealand. He specially referred to the assistance given to Hfc work of the Board by Dr. Whitaker. The electrical apparatus the hospital hud left England at the end of .February, and il should be here at an early date, when the new hospital buildings were ready.

There have been many .Chinese naught leaving Australia with gold coneenled on their persons, but the fuels of u ease given the Senate by (ho Minister for Repatriation (Sen-ator-Milieu) are unusual. Five Indians who were about to leave Sydney on the steamer Roggeveen for Java and Singapore denied they had gold in their possession. On being searched, however, each man was found to be wearing crudely-made armlets weighing 11b. and upwards. One man had a weight of 41b. Boz. on the upper part of his arm. The gold seized by the Customs, officers was valued at nearly £OOO. In view of the serious nature of the offence, and of the known efforts to take gold out of Australia illegally, the Minister for Customs ordered (he confiscation of all the gold seized. It is believed that a considerable portion of the money used to purchase gold was earned by Indians outside Australia. Into the crowded streets I go, Wending my way each day To watch the throng pass to and fro, And hear what people say. The sporty sort just talk of sport, Some talk of literature; / Cut the principal thought of the sensible sort ; Is of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. 3

A well-attended nice.mg of the Manawaiu School Committees’ Association was held in Palmerston last night. Mutters of importance to district committees were dealt with at length. -

During January and February of, (his year 22,497 ounces of gold, valued at £02,593, were exported from New .Zealand. No statistics relating to the production and export of gold were available during the years 1917, 1918, and 1919,

A Maslerton settlor has received a letter from a friend in Canada, stating that he is selling out his holding in that part to come to New Zealand with a few thousand pounds. He states that Hour is selling at 28s per 10011)., butter 2s lid per ih., sugar 8d per lb., and potatoes 12s (id for (iOlhs.

At (lie Orangemen's Conference at •Wanganui a resolution was carried ‘•calling on the Government to remove a Justice of the Peace and a civil servant who wore reported to have attended the Irish Waco Con-vention-in Melbourne, which approved Sinn Feinism in Ireland and -upporled the demand for an Irish liepuhlic."

Even in these days of lavish expenditure in picture production a tour of three countries in the making of a single picture is unusual. Such a tour was undertaken, however, in the making of “The Silent Mystery” serial, the countries visitid being .India, Egypt, and South Africa. First episode at the Town Hall on Moiulav.

Ait ,a rooont meeting of the To Awamuiu Borough Council, I lie Mayor reported that liio Town (dork, Air I). Booked, had succcodod in collecting the whole of the

borough rales every source. The councillors presented the Mayor with a pair of white gloves. Where does die Town Clerk come in? A rise in his salary would have 'seen more appropriate thaif "loves for the Mavor.

The decretory of the Plaxnulls Fmployees’ I’nion is in receipt of die ■following letter from the Secretary of the N.Z. FlaxmiHors’ Association:

—“Dear Sir, —Ai a meeting of the above .Association, held on Thursday, April Ist, 1020, 1 was instructed to give your Union thirty (30) 'lavs’ notice from that date of the

intention of my Association to caned the agreement made with the Cnion, and dated Ist March, 1020.’’

“Complaints have been made ahoni the morality of the New Zeala.nll soldiers,” said Brigadier-Hen-' oral Richardson, at (he Boys’ Institute this week, “hut it has to he remembered that they went through conditions of life and temptations that people who remained in New Zealand can hardly appreciate." However, he could say that the morality of the New Zealand soldiers was higher than that of any other soldiers who fought in the war.

Warnings to farmers are being published in many newspapers against giving high prices for land. It is argued that fanners nre giving

high priees in anticipation of a continuation of the present prices of bulter-l'at. The farmers know what; they are about. They know perfectly well that if the dried milk industry gels properly going; in the Dominion the present high priees will seem ridiculously low in anticipation of future possibilities. Land is going higher yet. —Hit ham Argu-.

Captain and Mrs Coffin have arrived back from the tour with the I'Vildiug Silver Bund, and speak enthusiastically of (he playing of that famous combination. Crowds of people followed the Rand wherever it went, and Hie hall in which the service's w. re held was packed. Over seven thousand people as-

semblod in the Albert Park for the final concert. Captain CoTim conducted the Band, and he has arranged'for them to visit Koxton the first week in May.

The Palmerston North i!o,-.piial Board, at Thursday’s meeting, received a report from the medical staff concerning the death of a boy recently from tetanus while an inmate of the hospital. The doctors’ statements therein were on the lines of (lie evidence given a I the inquest; on the hoy’s death. It was decided to inform the deceased’s parents, through their solicitor, that the Board found there was no evidence of neglect or maltreatment, and that everything possible was done for the uatieni.

About live years ago tin;; Paten Harbour Hoard leased a reserve situated between Xormauby and Te Roli fur a period of 21 years, without the rigid of renewal, at a rental of £B4 per annum. Since then the lease lias changed hands so frequently that members of the‘Hoard slated that it must have had iiearlv

a dozen .successive owners, all of whom, it is safe to assume, sold at a. profit. At its last meeting the Board was asked to consent to another transfer. The owner of the louse iiad only had the property about four months, and has sold, it is understood, his goodwill for £2,000. This trafficking in the Board’s properly seemed to hurt the member* a id tie, and it was suggested that, when leasing again, a. clause should .> be inserted providing for payment to the Hoard of some portion of the proceeds every time a lessee sold. — Star.